Vithya Ramraj still cannot understand the hype surrounding her.
“In the last Asian Games (2023) in Hangzhou, I won three medals. I don’t know why I became popular this time,” she told select media at a function organised by jewellery brand Tanishq (Anna Nagar) on Wednesday.
In India, I am not pushed enough… hence, I am not able to go sub-54. When asked about the facilities at the cruise ship where the team stayed in Japan, Vithya replied: “I’ve lived in a room with 20 members. “I slept for 10 hours in those three months.
“My coach is not happy with my timing in the 400m hurdles at the Games in Japan. We lived like that for six years. There were no reservations during travel for competitions. Just go and run the race.’” In all probability, Vithya will make her debut at the World athletics championships next year in Beijing. “I want Vithya to make it to the final.
I will work harder and try to achieve the timing my coach has demanded of me,” said Vithya. My coach (Nehpal) said, ‘Don’t care about anything. That’s the target,” said Nehpal. The key to her success at the Asian Games was the good sleep she had in Spala (Poland), where she trained prior to the Games, according to Vithya. That was what brought my performance,” she said.